by Harold Dean Trulear As I write this, I am celebrating another anniversary in my recovery from alcohol addiction. Each day, month, year represents an opportunity to celebrate the grace of God in my...

Dear friends, Family members of murder victims have been critical partners in collective efforts to end the death penalty. These family members remind us how important it is to support access to quality victims...

(1780-1845) The first evidence of Elizabeth Fry’s reforming spirit was her own powerful transformation at age 18 from a frivolous girl who boldly wore scarlet-laced boots to Quaker meeting to a serious young woman...

Meet some Philadelphia heroes who fight HIV/AIDS and seek to empower its victims by Chris T. Johnson and Kristyn Komarnicki Typical of many urban neighborhoods in the northeast part of the country, South Philadelphia...

by Harold Dean Trulear It’s a phrase that signifies warmth, acceptance, and belonging. The weary pilgrim, the anxious traveler, the displaced refugee long to hear those words. But for many Americans, the longing for...

Church communities are on the rise inside America’s prisons…and so is their indigenous leadership by Harold Dean Trulear The sun shone brightly overhead in a high, cloudless sky as we entered the Joseph Harp...

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